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AIRSHIP.

- APPLICATION FILED DEC. 13. 1912.

' Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

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N JOHN WASKEWICE, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

AIRFHIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 11915.

Application filed December 13, 1912. Serial No. 736,602.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN WAsKEwmE, a citizen of Russia, residing at \Vaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Airship's, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to improvements in airships and has for its object to refine and improve the construction of airships and to provide a much more speedy and safer passenger carrying airship than has heretofore been constructed.

To these ends the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views: Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my improved airship. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with parts shown broken away for the sake of clearness. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken onthe line 3-'3 of Fig. 1, showing the elevating and lowering propellers. Fig. 4 is a top plan view ofa part of the framework and showing the steering propellers.

My improved airship comprises the main supporting frame 1 constructed of any suitable material, preferably of light tubing and having an upper extended portion 2 to which is secured the main stabilizin'g or supporting plane 3 and a lower suspended portion 4 to which is secured a passenger carry ing car 5, having located at its front end an operators compartment 6 and in its sides a series of port openings 7 through which the passengers may observe the surrounding country when the airship is in flight. Suitable supporting wheels 8 are journaled to the framework below the car which are adapted to support the airship when the same is on the ground. I

The main stabilizing or supporting plane 3 is formed in the usual concave manner and is provided at its sides with the overhanging portions 9 which are adapted to add to the stability of the airship during flight and to also further act to retain the air pressure on the under side thereof during descent.

Helicopters 10 and 11 located above the supporting plane at the front and rear ends thereof and operated through the shafts 12,

bevel gears 13 and 14 and shafts 15 from the engine 16, supply the power to assist in the ascent and descent of the airship when desired; The shafts and engine are mounted in a suitable framework connected to the main frame 1 and a suitable clutch (not shown) is provided for throwing the gearing into and out of operation and for controlling the movement of the helicopters, when desired.

Located below the supporting plane and above the car 5 and in the front portion of the frame 1, are the propellers 15 for elevating and lowering the airship to the desired altitude during flight and which propellers also form a part of the main propelling means. F our of these are provided,two on each side and they are arranged out of alinement with each other, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and are mounted in pairs on the ends of projecting frames 16 and 17 that eX- tend transversely of the main frame 1 and are pivotally connected thereto by means of the bearings 18 and 19 as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Engines 20 and 21 mounted on the frames 16 and 17 respectively supply the motive power to the propellers through the gears 23 and 24', sprocket wheels 25 and 25, sprocket chains 26 and sprockets 27 mounted on the propeller shafts 28.

The deflecting of these elevating and l0wering propellers is controlled by the operator through the means of a vertical steering wheel 30 secured to the side of the framework and located in the operators compartment of the car. Around the steering wheel is secured a chain 31 which in turn passes up and around a large pulley 32 secured on the pivoted frame 16. Through a chain 33 also secured around the pulley 32 and connected to a pulley 34: mounted on the pivoted frame 17 the two pivoted frames carryingthe propellers 15, are adapted to be secured together and tilted to any desired degree as is clearly shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

Located in the rear portion of the framework and in the same horizontal plane as the elevating and lowering propellers, are the steering propellers 36 which also form part of the'main propelling means. Four of these propellers are provided, two on each side of the framework, and they are also mounted in pairs and located on the ends of projecting frames 37 and 38. These frames are pivotally connected as at 39 and swung horizontally when the propellers 36 are to be used for steering the airship when desired. Engines 42 and-42 mounted on the projecting frames 36 and 37 supply the motive power to the propellers 36 through the gears 43 and H, sprocket wheels 45 and 45', sprocket chains 46 and sprocket wheels 47 mounted on the propeller shafts 48. The steering propellers are controlled by the operator through the means of a horizontal steering wheel 49 located in the operators compartment 6 (see Fig. 1). The steering wheel is mounted on the lower end of a vertical shaft 50 and on the upper end is mounted a drum 51 around which passes a wire 52 which in turn passes around the sheaves 53, secured to the framework and to a'point 5t where it is secured to the projecting frame 37. The projecting frames 37 and 38 are pivotally connected by means of the adjustable tie rods 54 and are thereby swung simultaneously when the airship is being steered.

To further provide for. the equilibrium of my airship, I provide an equilibrator located in a compartment 55 in the bottom of the car (see Fig. 1). The equilibrator is in the form of a'weight 56'that slides along the guide rail 57 and is adapted to'be controlledby. the operator through the means 4 of an operating wheel 58 over which passes a small wire cable 59 which is guided through the sheaves 60 and connected to 1 the opposite ends of the weight.

It is to be understood that the various engines, propellers and all the operating mechanisms including the equilibrator, are under the direct control of the operator at all times. v

The passenger carrying car is preferably can quickly ascend or' descend to any desired altitude and one that may be quickly steered in any desired direction.

Furthermore, it will be seen that I have done away with the various elevating and steering planes that are now in use and have provided a much more safe and reliable means for accomplishing the desired results.

' It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangements of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention and therefore I do not wish to be limited to such features except as may be required by the claim.

Vhat is claimed as new is:

A flying machine comprising a main frame, secondary frames pivotally mounted on the main frame, a series of propellers journaled on each secondary frame for rotation upon axes fixed with relation to the secondary'frame, an engine mounted on each secondary frame at a point between the propellers, means operatively connecting the engine with the propellers mounted on the same secondary frame, and means for swinging the secondary frames simultaneously with relation to the main frame.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN WASKEWICE.

Witnesses:

FnnNK SZEMBREOKIS, JOHN ZCMANTOWSKY. 

